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Chokae', Ubud (2026)

03/02/2026

Fkn exhausting- All Wide Eyed Fake Confusion, to dodge accountability, drain energy, and keep anything uncomfortable far away.

Below are some gaslighting phrases I keep hearing.
You got one that’s been circling your life too? Add it in the comments.

“I honestly can’t see what’s so bad about making America great again”

“Somehow protecting our culture gets treated like hatred”

“I can’t figure out why people keep blaming us for things that happened generations ago”

“It’s confusing to me why pride in heritage makes people uncomfortable”

“I don’t really see how success ended up coming with guilt”

“I’m struggling to understand how biblical values became controversial”

“It’s hard for me to grasp why Christians get portrayed as dangerous”

“I’m not sure why secular beliefs count as neutral but religious ones don’t”

“I honestly can’t wrap my head around why God has no place in government or schools anymore”

“I don’t quite understand why people are afraid of order”

“I don’t really get how hierarchy always ends up framed as oppression”

“I’m confused as to why loyalty to the nation is treated like a threat”

“I can’t see why enforcing the law gets called fascism”

“I’m genuinely puzzled by why patriotism is treated like a problem”

“I don’t understand how this qualifies as authoritarian”

“I don’t know why everyone seems so angry”

“I honestly don’t see why any of this is supposed to matter”

“I don’t get why history keeps getting dragged into everything”

“I don’t see why people can’t just calm down”

“I don’t really understand why people keep saying democracy is at risk”

“I don’t know why people take everything so personally”

“I’m unclear on why assimilation is considered offensive”

“I can’t figure out why people want to change how things work around here”

“It confuses me why tradition gets treated like ignorance”

“I don’t understand how local ways ended up bothering anyone”

“I’m not sure why we’re expected to apologize for how we live”

Drop your favorite line of fake confusion in the comments if you’re tired of hearing this bu****it.

01/02/2026

Grrrrrrl… The Snow Moon has a way of putting everything under a spotlight you can dim… but good luck trying to hide you, from you.

All those things you’ve been pushing to the side, telling yourself you’ll deal with later, convincing yourself they’re fine when they’re really just… waiting?

Yeah. She sees all of that.
And still, this moon is here to show you what’s real. That relationship pattern you keep repeating.
The dream you’ve buried under a million excuses. Those boundaries you know you need to set but keep postponing because it feels hard, awkward, intense.

The Snow Moon gives zero fks about all that and remains your ally because she gives you the clarity you’ve been craving.

She’s your mirror because she reflects back exactly what you’ve been keeping from yourself.
And she’s absolutely your wake-up call because February’s energy moves fast. Especially This one!

We’re in the season of truth-telling, whether you’re ready or still warming up.

So here’s a question for you: what’s she illuminating in your life right now? And more importantly, are you going to keep scrolling past your own truth, or are you finally ready to do something about it?

The moon will keep rising either way.
But your life… That only shifts when you do.

Love
Papawitch

01/02/2026

I Handcrafted this Saint Bridget’s Cross for Imbolc, the cross-quarter day marking the midpoint between winter solstice and spring equinox.

Whether you connect with Bridget, Brigid, or Bríg, or none of the stories at all, the symbolism speaks for itself.

This is the time when something stirs beneath the frozen ground, when light begins to win back the day, when the first quiet promise of spring whispers through the cold.

The cross represents protection, renewal, and the sacred fire that never goes out even in the darkest season.
The white cloth, traditionally left out on Imbolc eve to be blessed, symbolizes healing, purification, and the return of light. It’s kept throughout the year as a source of comfort and protection, a tangible reminder that we carry the turning seasons within us.

Both are woven and prepared with intention, reminding us that transformation often begins with simple, deliberate acts.

However you mark this turning of the wheel, may you feel that stirring in the belly of The Mother… the earth’s slow exhale, the lengthening light, the knowledge that what seems dormant is only gathering strength.

Love
Papawitch

let me know if you would like to join in online for our Full Moon Imbolc ritual happening February 1

31/01/2026

We stand in the threshold time, that sacred pause between winter’s deepest sleep and spring’s first breath. The earth knows this moment well, she has danced it ten thousand times before.

This is Imbolc’s promise: beneath the frozen ground, life quickens. The snowdrop blooms freely through snow. Ice yields to flowing water through the patient insistence of returning light.

We, too, are part of this turning. Our bodies carry the same rhythms; the dormancy that nourishes, the stirring that prepares us for growth still hidden from view.

Whether we honor these cycles consciously or move through them unknowing, they move through us just the same.

This liminal space invites us to trust the unseen work happening beneath the surface. To find beauty in the partial thaw. To trust that what is germinating in darkness will emerge in its own time.

Nature’s way is patience. Nature’s way is faith in cycles. And in that turning, there is great peace…
the knowledge that we are held by something larger, older, wiser.

Stand at the threshold. Watch the light return. Trust the thaw.

Love,
Papawitch

DM me for Feb 1 ritual info - join me

seasonalmagic

30/01/2026

“I was just doing my job” is exactly
“Ich habe nur Befehle befolgt”
“I only followed orders.”
Different words. Same bu****it.

At Nuremberg, defendants stood in front of judges and said they were simply following orders… like a chain of command could just soak up all the moral responsibility.

The tribunals shut that down. They made it clear that personal conscience and orders from above have to coexist, that you still have to recognize when orders cross into cruelty, that procedure can turn into persecution, that enforcement can turn into violence against vulnerable people.

Right now, ICE agents are conducting raids that rip families apart, detaining people in conditions that violate basic human dignity, and using the same tired excuse: orders came from above, we carried them out, accountability lives nowhere.

The paperwork is fancier now. The forms are longer. The acronyms are American. But the moral setup is the same: people with power over other people’s lives saying they bear zero responsibility for how they use that power.

History repeats itself through the same choices in different uniforms. When agents tear parents away from their children, when detention drags on indefinitely, when people die in custody and all that happens is more paperwork.

These are old cruelties with new badges and uniforms.

Nuremberg’s lesson was clear: your conscience belongs to you, orders have to answer to basic morality, having authority means you still have agency.

We already know where this road goes. Walking down it again takes us to the same place.

Pay attention to who stands with, protects , and fights for the vulnerable when the orders come down… those are your true allies. Be aware of those around you who support this regime.

Love,
Papawitch

29/01/2026

You ever have one of those moments where your brain just goes “hey, remember THIS?” and pulls out something completely unexpected? That just happened to me with Parliament’s The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein.
I haven’t listened to this album front-to-back in forever, but today it just appeared in my head like some kind of funk transmission from the mothership. So I hit play on the whole thing, and lawdy, in the midst of all the everyday chaos and general f**kery, there’s George Clinton and the whole P-Funk crew reminding me that joy can sound like intergalactic bass lines and synthesizers having a conversation with the divine.

It’s wild how certain albums can just cut through everything and put that smile back on your face!
Like they’ve been waiting in your mental library this whole time, ready to rescue you from a random day.

So here’s my question for you: What’s that album for you? The one you loved, maybe haven’t spun in years, but when you think about it, you can still feel exactly why it mattered.

Drop it in the comments.
Let’s build a playlist of forgotten favorites and remember what makes us happy.

Because sometimes we need the clones of Dr. Funkenstein. Sometimes we just need the funk.

Love
Papawitch

28/01/2026

We stand in the between-time now - the cross-quarter moment when winter’s depth begins its slow turn toward spring’s promise.

This is the season of the spare fire, when the earth still rests and we are given space to tend what burns within.

There are three fires to keep.

The hearth fire - the flame that nourishes and restores. This is the fire of tending the body, of warming what needs warmth, of caring for the vessel that carries you through the world.

The forge fire - the flame that shapes and transforms. This is the fire of making, of tempering intention into form, of working the raw material of your life into something true.

The inspiration fire - the flame that illuminates and awakens. This is the bright fire of creativity, of vision, of speaking and being what is most alive in you.

As we move toward the traditional fire festival marking this turning, I invite you to spend time with these three flames. Notice which one burns bright, which one needs tending, which one you’ve been afraid to light.

If you’d like to gather in ritual to honor and invoke these fires together, I’m holding three Zoom ceremonies on February 1st:
∙ 8 PM UK time
∙ 8 PM Eastern time
∙ 8 PM Pacific time
Direct message me for the link and details. All are welcome.
May your fires burn true.

Love
Papawitch

28/01/2026

Imbolc arrives carrying three living fires that ask for presence, courage, and care within the body and the psyche.

First comes the Hearth Fire, a steady inner warmth that restores the nervous system, rebuilds safety, and reminds the spirit how to rest while remaining awake to life.

Second rises the Forge Fire, a heat of refinement that tempers habits, strengthens boundaries, and turns raw intention into usable strength through daily action.

Third awakens the Fire of Inspiration, a bright current of creative vitality that lifts the spine, opens the chest, and returns confidence to self expression and visibility.

Together these fires form a cycle of nourishment, discipline, and radiance that supports real wellbeing rather than fleeting motivation.

This particular Full Moon amplifies the personal flame, spotlighting authenticity, embodied courage, and the willingness to stand fully inside one’s own light.

Energy moves quickly now, favoring honesty, creative risk, and choices that honor self respect over self doubt.

Benefits unfold through clearer focus, stronger self trust, emotional resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose that feels warm rather than forced.

February 1 2026 opens a rare doorway where seasonal fire and lunar fullness meet, offering a powerful moment to consciously light these three fires together.

Participation in the Imbolc ritual creates space to tend the Hearth, work the Forge, and invite Inspiration into the weeks ahead with intention and clarity.

Gather with me to step into this alignment and let your inner fires do what they have always known how to do.

Love Papawitch

DM me for details and the zoom link

28/01/2026

So here’s the dealio about living in a bungalow in the middle of a Balinese rice paddy: you’re never alone. Ever.
Morning… stumble to the bathroom, and there’s a gecko giving you that side-eye like you’re the intruder. A frog’s chilling in your shower, completely unbothered, like he’s been paying utilities this whole time.
The insects have long since abandoned any pretense of secrecy.
Beetles the size of dinner rolls just tromp across the floor in broad daylight.
Dragonflies divebomb your coffee like tiny, iridescent fighter pilots. They own this place and they know it.
I even had a shrew look at me like “no I’m not a rat“

Every morning it’s the same routine: I find them. They act like I don’t exist. We coexist in this weird détente where nobody’s really winning but nobody’s leaving either.

The frogs are getting bolder. Last week one hopped onto my bed like he was testing out the mattress.
It’s like living inside the world’s most humid, slowest nature documentary.
And honestly… Wouldn’t have it any other way.

Love
Papawitch

27/01/2026

You’ll Love This One ❤️ We could all use a deep reset right now! 🙏🏽

The Snow Moon goes full in Leo on February 1st, which also happens to be Imbolc - Cross Quarter fire festival.
A rare alignment worth your attention. This convergence won’t happen again until 2045..

Creatively blocked? Voice stuck? Light dimmed to keep the peace? Yeah, that stops now.

Imbolc celebrates fire returning to frozen ground. Leo celebrates roaring instead of whispering. Together they create perfect conditions for igniting what you’ve been too careful to birth.

This ritual combines lunar magic with fire festival practices that have worked for thousands of years because effectiveness matters more than novelty.

We’ll purify blocks, ignite creative intentions, light enough candles to make your space look appropriately ceremonial (lol safely), and make vows to yourself about tending your sacred fire like you mean it.

Three live Zoom circles at
8PM UK, 8PM Eastern, and 8PM Pacific time zones.

The fires you light this night determine what burns through your creative year.

Show up and treat yourself to some extra forward motion.
DM me for Zoom link.

The fire never dies. You’re the keeper.

Love,
Papawitch

27/01/2026

… that was close!

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